WW II Destroyer KIt

[jjsipes]

Was thinking about maybe building a model of the Destroyer that mu Grandfather was on during WW II. What's the opinion as to who has the best, most reasonable priced kit? Having never built a ship model before not sure about the kits themselves. Was looking at Revells Fletcher Class. Any opinions?

[Mike999]

Not a ship builder myself, but here's a good build review of the TAMIYA 1/350 scale Fletcher Class destroyer.  It includes lots of info and history on the ships. 

https://modelingmadness.com/review/misc/ships/leefletch.htm

[djflyer]

My dad served on one during Korea, so as a kid we built a model of his ship, USS John Hood.  If you want a bigger size Lindberg made a kit called the Blue Devil Destroyer in 1/125 scale, so about 3' long, and capable of being motorized if you want.  I dont know if its been re-released since then by Lindberg (or anyone else) but you can find them on ebay.

[peteski]

Jason, while we do have all sorts of modelers here, this is mainly an automotive forum.  My recommendation is to ask your questions on a forum which caters to military modelers. For example, if you go to  FineScale Modeler forum  they cater to the military modelers, and even have a specific section just for ships. I suspect that members there will be able to assist you better.

[Dave Ambrose]

There’s an interesting book about the Fletcher class destroyers, Typhoon, the Other Enemy. I highly recommend it.